2020 Italian Open (tennis) explained

The 2020 Italian Open (also known as the Rome Masters or the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Originally scheduled for 11–17 May 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was initially rescheduled to 20–26 September 2020, a week before the 2020 French Open. When the ATP schedule was later revised in August 2020, following the cancellation of this year's Mutua Madrid Open due to the resurgence of virus cases in Spain, organizers had to move the tournament earlier than planned by a week, and it is rescheduled to 14–21 September 2020. That leaves the dates were later placed for this year's Hamburg European Open (men) and Internationaux de Strasbourg (women). It is the 77th edition of the Italian Open and is classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2020 ATP Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2020 WTA Tour.[1] [2]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64width=85width=85width=85width=85
Men's singles1000600360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles90058535019010560130201
Women's doubles1

Prize money

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style=background:#edededMen's singles€205,200€150,000€100,000€75,000€61,000€37,490€21,190€10,870€5,470€3,000
style=background:#edededWomen's singles€205,190€150,000€80,000€37,910€19,355€13,745€9,000€5,746€3,000
style=background:#edededMen's doubles€58,860€49,000€39,000€30,000€20,990€11,140
style=background:#edededWomen's doubles€62,520€40,000€25,000€12,903€8,000€6,040

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
SerbiaNovak Djokovic11
SpainRafael Nadal22
Stefanos Tsitsipas63
ItalyMatteo Berrettini84
FranceGaël Monfils95
BelgiumDavid Goffin106
ItalyFabio Fognini127
ArgentinaDiego Schwartzman138
Russian FederationAndrey Rublev149
Stan Wawrinka1510
Russian FederationKaren Khachanov1611
CanadaDenis Shapovalov1712
CanadaMilos Raonic1813
Cristian Garín1914
Grigor Dimitrov2015
CanadaFélix Auger-Aliassime2116

1 Rankings are as of August 31, 2020.

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following player used a protected ranking into the main singles draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
ColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal ColombiaRobert Farah31
Rajeev Ram United KingdomJoe Salisbury112
PolandŁukasz Kubot BrazilMarcelo Melo143
SpainMarcel Granollers ArgentinaHoracio Zeballos194
Ivan Dodig SlovakiaFilip Polášek195
Kevin KrawietzAndreas Mies276
Raven Klaasen AustriaOliver Marach357
Wesley KoolhofNikola Mektić388

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
RomaniaSimona Halep21
Czech RepublicKarolína Plíšková32
Sofia Kenin43
UkraineElina Svitolina54
Kiki Bertens75
Belinda Bencic106
United KingdomJohanna Konta137
Petra Martić158
SpainGarbiñe Muguruza169
KazakhstanElena Rybakina1710
BelgiumElise Mertens1811
Czech RepublicMarkéta Vondroušová1912
Alison Riske2013
EstoniaAnett Kontaveit2114
Angelique Kerber2315
Donna Vekić2416

1 Rankings are as of August 31, 2020.

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Hsieh Su-wei Czech RepublicBarbora Strýcová31
HungaryTímea Babos ChinaZhang Shuai262
CanadaGabriela DabrowskiJeļena Ostapenko263
Nicole MelicharDemi Schuurs284
BelgiumElise Mertens BelgiumKirsten Flipkens345
Russian FederationVeronika Kudermetova Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková366
JapanShuko Aoyama JapanEna Shibahara487
Sofia KeninBethanie Mattek-Sands528

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Men's singles

See main article: 2020 Italian Open – Men's singles.

This was Djokovic's 81st ATP Tour singles title, and fourth of the year.

Women's singles

See main article: 2020 Italian Open – Women's singles.

This was Halep's 22nd WTA Tour singles title, and third of the year. With this victory, Halep extended her winning streak to 14 matches.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2020 Italian Open – Men's doubles.

This was Granollers' 21st ATP Tour doubles title, and third of the year, and was Zeballos' 16th ATP Tour doubles title, and third of the year. This was also their fourth doubles title together as a pair.

Women's doubles

See main article: 2020 Italian Open – Women's doubles.

This was Hsieh's 28th WTA Tour doubles title, and fourth of the year, and was Strýcová's 31st WTA Tour doubles title, and fourth of the year. This was also their 9th doubles title together as a pair.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATP Issues Revised Calendar For Tour Resumption. 17 June 2020. ATP.
  2. Web site: Official Statement from the Mutua Madrid Open. Mutua Madrid Open. 4 August 2020.